Laptop Overheating

[caffeinatedev]

I'm having issues of my HP G60 experiencing overheating whilst using Ubuntu Precise. I know that it's not a hardware problem because on Windows Vista the laptop operates at an acceptable temperature.

Is there any tweaking that can be done on my part to resolve this? Thanks , happy Linuxing!

[Photon89]

What hardware does the laptop have? What video driver are you using?

[N0oki3]

update bios (again, you need windows) and yes...which drivers do you use

[caffeinatedev]

@Photon89: I am using an HP G60-120us and I believe I'm using the proprietary Nvidia driver unless I'm mistaken. How would I check that which drivers I'm using?

@N0oki3 Could you elaborate as to how my current BIOS effects anything? It's the latest firmware from my manufacturer.

Sorry that I took so long to respond, I've been without internet for a while. :-/

[itagomo]

try making your /etc/default/grub:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1"

got it from here:
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/11/l...thinkpad-fixed

after reading a lot of posts, i've found out that the kernel has it's problems with some or other hardwares .. even 3.2 update didn't fix it ..

[itagomo]

try making your /etc/default/grub:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash pcie_aspm=force i915.i915_enable_rc6=1"

then 'update-grub' from terminal ..

got it from here:
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/11/l...thinkpad-fixed

after reading a lot of posts, i've found out that the kernel has it's problems with some or other hardwares .. even 3.2 update didn't fix it ..

some useful stuff here:
http://pastebin.com/BTXKvp6B

[caffeinatedev]

Thanks for the info @itagomo. That OMG Ubuntu article's grammar made my brain sad. After reviewing the pastebin data, are you sure that would work for my machine? Here's my PC specs for clarification: http://pastebin.com/dtFFybvv

Thanks for your help guys, I truly appreciate it!

[typhoon_tip]

Have you installed NVidia proprietary video driver or you are simply using the one that comes after install ? To be better detailed, from Unity Dash open "Additional Drivers", and see if anything is "green" there (activated). If nothing appears, then run this command:

lspci

... and post entire output here.

[caffeinatedev]

@typhoon_tip I've been using a Nvidia Proprietary Driver since the first of my install. Here's my output:

00:01.0 ISA bridge: NVIDIA Corporation Device 075e (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: NVIDIA Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] SMBus (rev a1)
00:01.3 Co-processor: NVIDIA Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Co-Processor (rev a2)
00:01.4 RAM memory: NVIDIA Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:02.0 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a1)
00:02.1 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a1)
00:04.0 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] OHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev a1)
00:04.1 USB controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] EHCI USB 2.0 Controller (rev a1)
00:06.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] IDE (rev a1)
00:07.0 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation MCP72XE/MCP72P/MCP78U/MCP78S High Definition Audio (rev a1)
00:08.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Bridge (rev a1)
00:09.0 IDE interface: NVIDIA Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] SATA Controller (non-AHCI mode) (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: NVIDIA Corporation MCP77 Ethernet (rev a2)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Express Bridge (rev a1)
00:14.0 PCI bridge: NVIDIA Corporation MCP78S [GeForce 8200] PCI Bridge (rev a1)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor HyperTransport Configuration (rev 40)
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor Miscellaneous Control
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 11h Processor Link Control
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation C77 [GeForce 8200M G] (rev a2)
07:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR928X Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) (rev 01)

[typhoon_tip]

Can you post the content of the XORG file here, use this command:

sudo cat /etc/X11/xorg.conf

So we are 100% sure of what driver is in use. Moreover, what processor do you have ?